Latah Legacy Collection

The University of Idaho Library has long been a partner with the Latah County Historical Society (LCHS), hosting various LCHS collections for public access. One of the most popular is a selection of the LCHS Oral History Collection with interviews done in the 1970s. We are pleased to announce another... [Read More]

WW II Art of War

Become a Navy Officer
On June 14, 2025, the United States Armed Forces will celebrate its 250th anniversary–a milestone that marks two and a half centuries of military service, sacrifice, and evolution. The origins of the U.S. military can be traced back to the early days of the American Revolutionary War, when the need... [Read More]

National Sewing Machine Day

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June 13 marks National Sewing Machine Day, a celebration of one of the most transformative inventions in textile history. The sewing machine revolutionized how we create clothing, textiles, and other fabric goods, making it possible to create more complex and intricate clothing patterns and stitches at a scale and speed... [Read More]

Early Days at Sun Valley Resort

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The University of Idaho Library’s newest digital collection, the Sheldon Z. and Vernice Thayer digital collection, contains digitized photography and correspondence from an Idaho family, the Thayers, during and after the Great Depression. These items, which were donated to the University of Idaho by Sheldon Thayer’s granddaughter, provide a unique... [Read More]

Assembling the Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive

Dave Lewis Ranch
The Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive is an expansive effort. The single collection represents an extensive organizational archive of internal documents and scientific research, an oral history initiative and a pre-existing digital collection. The site is designed both for patrons who are educated in life sciences and patrons who are... [Read More]